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Goal crisis & in drop zone – so why is Spurs’ £60m striker stuck in U21s?
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Unlike Haaland, who is a specialist goalscorer, Joao Pedro has played as a midfielder, number 10 and winger during his career and possesses a more rounded skillset.
Alonso, who made 195 appearances alongside former Ballon d’Or winner Benzema at Real Madrid, said there were also similarities between the Frenchman and Joao Pedro.
“In many things he reminds me of Benzema, because he is good in the box, he is good
Tottenham and their Brazil forward Richarlison are in dispute over the remaining nine months on his contract.
Richarlison, who saw a deadline day move to Everton breakdown, is understood to be exploring his options with sources indicting the 29-year-old is keen to be released from the remainder of his deal.
Talks between the club and player’s representatives are ongoing to find a resolution but it is understood the matter has
Everton have made an offer for Monaco forward Folarin Balogun – who is valued at £40m by the French club.
The Toffees want to strengthen their forward line before Tuesday’s transfer deadline, with Balogun and Tottenham attacker Richarlison among their targets.
Richarlison is believed to have reservations about returning to Everton, the club he left to join Spurs in 2022.
But Everton are pressing ahead with their interest in
Liverpool‘s first two games of the season have finished 2-2 despite Iraola’s side enjoying 60% of possession against Newcastle last week and 70% against Forest.
In both games, they have found themselves trailing and are yet to be ahead in the Premier League this season.
That has inevitably made things trickier for Isak, who was such a force in a counter-attacking Newcastle side. Against low blocks, the proposition is
On the surface, Jackson’s numbers at Bayern Munich last season compare favourably with those of Watkins at Villa.
The Senegal forward scored 11 goals and provided three assists in 1,320 minutes across all competitions, averaging 1.0 goal involvements per 90 minutes. Watkins recorded 21 goals and five assists in 3,837 minutes, an average of 0.6 per 90.
Jackson also generated more attacking opportunities. He averaged 3.8 shots per 90 compared
Aston Villa have agreed a deal to sell Ollie Watkins to Al Hilal, and are set to replace him with Chelsea forward Nicolas Jackson.
The deal for Watkins is understood to be worth £50m, with Jackson set to join from the Blues in a transfer which could reach £65m.
Watkins is keen on the move to Saudi Arabia, and at least one bid was previously rejected by Villa. They did
Nottingham Forest have agreed a club-record £50m deal to sign Liam Delap from Chelsea.
The transfer is understood to be worth at least £45m, which could reach £50m with add-ons.
The striker is scheduled to have a medical on Wednesday.
Delap had interest from a number of other Premier League clubs, including Everton, but Forest have secured his signing.
Chelsea signed Delap last summer for £30m from Ipswich and valued
Nottingham Forest are working on a deal to sign Chelsea striker Liam Delap.
The 23-year-old has been made available for sale by Chelsea for £50m and is training separately from the first-team squad.
It remains unclear whether the talks are over a permanent transfer or a loan move, but the two clubs are known to have a positive working relationship.
Delap was left out of Chelsea‘s squad for Monday’s
Arsenal are realistic about their chances of signing Alvarez before next week’s transfer deadline.
Do they want him? Yes. Are they trying? Yes. Can they pull it off? The answer to that question is less unequivocal.
Manager Mikel Arteta and sporting director Andrea Berta know it is a long shot, not least because former Manchester City forward Alvarez, at least so far, has shown little indication he would be willing
